Alcee Hastings Election Quotations

While voting was generally calm, the election day process deteriorated progressively during the counting and, in particular, the tabulation votes, ... It pains me to report that progress noted in the pre-election period was undermined by significant deficiencies in the count.

Al Gore needs to understand that what happened in Florida is not necessarily about him, ... suffered serious infractions and irregularities and disparities. And the fact is that -- if nothing more -- the residual from this should be election reform.

The March 19 presidential election does not meet the required international standards for free and fair elections.

I don't think that we could be any more forceful in asserting that the election did not meet international standards.